Descriptive Writing — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which group of words are ALL adjectives?
A) run, jump, skip
B) happy, smooth, bright
C) dog, cat, fish
D) under, over, behind
Happy, smooth, and bright all describe things. They are all adjectives.
2. Which describing word tells about TEXTURE?
A) green
B) tall
C) bumpy
D) quiet
Texture is how something feels. Bumpy tells about texture because it describes a surface with little lumps.
3. What makes The warm, gooey pizza smelled amazing good descriptive writing?
A) It is short.
B) It uses sensory adjectives.
C) It has a period.
D) It starts with The.
The words 'warm' and 'gooey' describe what you feel and see. Sensory adjectives help readers imagine the pizza.
4. Which sentence needs MORE describing words?
A) The sparkly red shoes clicked on the shiny floor.
B) The soft white bunny hopped across the green grass.
C) The thing was in a place.
D) The loud thunder shook the old creaky house.
This sentence is too vague. Words like 'thing' and 'place' could be replaced with more specific, descriptive words.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The word rough is the opposite of smooth.
Rough means bumpy, and smooth means no bumps at all. They are opposites.
2. In the bright, twinkling stars, the adjectives describe how stars look.
The words 'bright' and 'twinkling' tell what the stars look like, so they describe how stars look.
3. You use your tongue to tell if something is sweet or sour.
Your tongue has taste buds that help you taste flavors like sweet and sour.
4. The word whispering describes a quiet sound.
A whisper is when you talk very softly, so whispering describes a quiet sound.
5. Adding more adjectives to a sentence makes it more descriptive.
Adjectives are describing words. The more you add, the better the reader can picture what you mean.